KINGS of PERGAMON. Philetairos. 282-263 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.79 g, 1h). Pergamon mint. Struck circa 269/8-263 BC.

Electronic Auction 484
Lot: 280. Estimated: $ 500

Greek, Silver

Sold For $ 1 600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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KINGS of PERGAMON. Philetairos. 282-263 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.79 g, 1h). Pergamon mint. Struck circa 269/8-263 BC. Diademed head right / Athena enthroned left, holding shield in right hand, left elbow resting on sphinx seated right; spear diagonally in background, ivy leaf to inner left, bow to outer right, monogram on throne. Westermark Group II, obv. die X; SNG France 1603–5 (Eumenes I). A few marks and light horn silver. Good VF.

From the Lampasas Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 397 (17 May 2017), lot 142.

Westermark attributed his Group II coinage, with a diademed portrait of Philetairos, to Eumenes I. However, a more recent analysis of hoard evidence has indicated that this coinage was actually struck during the lifetime of Philetairos, near the end of his reign, following the limited issue of tetradrachms (Group I) bearing the portrait of Seleukos I (see A. Davesne & G. Le Rider, Gülnar II. Le trésor de Meydancikkale [Paris, 1989], pp. 334-340).

Closing Date and Time: 27 January 2021 at 11:33:00 ET.

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